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Life's Extreme Environments

Life's Extreme Environments

This video excerpt from NOVA explores microbes thriving in extreme environments. OER Level

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6-12

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Links in the Evolutionary Chain

Links in the Evolutionary Chain

In this segment, Alan Alda, host of The Human Spark, explores some of the characteristics that distinguish different branches of the hominid “family tree,” such as brain and face size, ability to make tools, and location.. OER Level

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5-12

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Little Brain, Big Journey

Little Brain, Big Journey

This Nature video shows the migratory patterns and habits of the Rufous hummingbird. OER Level

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6-12

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The Living Fossil

The Living Fossil

In this video from Nature, learn about the horseshoe crab, a creature that has survived for 350 million years. OER Level

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4-8

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Masters of Disguise

Masters of Disguise

In the face of danger, what's a spineless animal to do? This video segment introduces the concept of camouflage -- how animals achieve it and how this form of disguise benefits both predators and prey. Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors." OER Level

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K-12

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A Matter of Size

A Matter of Size

Learn about the brains of a rat, monkey, chimp, and human and why some brains are bigger than others in this video from The Human Spark. OER Level

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5-12

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Metamorphosis: Change of Plans

Metamorphosis: Change of Plans

All animals develop and grow over time. The animals in this video segment, however, undergo very dramatic changes on their way to adulthood -- a developmental process known as metamorphosis. OER Level

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K-5

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Microbial Life in Antarctica

Microbial Life in Antarctica

This video excerpt from NOVA shows life thriving in Mars-like conditions. OER Level

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6-12

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Migration of the Monarch

Migration of the Monarch

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies. OER Level

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3-8

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Migration Sensations

Migration Sensations

This video segment from Faces of America details the process of human migration through haplogroups and shows the haplogroups of some of the series’ guests. OER Level

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9-12

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Monarch Migration

Monarch Migration

This video from Nature features the start of the monarch butterfly’s northward trek. OER Level

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6-12

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Monkey See, Monkey Do

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Through experimentation, scientists at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta demonstrate how chimps faithfully transmit learned behaviors from one chimp to another. OER Level

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9-12

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Monkey See, Monkey Take

Monkey See, Monkey Take

In this video segment from The Human Spark, an experiment is done that indicates monkeys have a working notion of other minds. OER Level

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5-12

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Mountain Goat

Mountain Goat

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K introduces us to life of mountain goats on high rocky peaks. It describes the adaptations mountain goats have for living on rocks. OER Level

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4-6

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Nutrition

Nutrition

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K defines the 6 nutrients, explains what each one does for our body and demonstrates the path food takes in our bodies OER Level

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4-6

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Owls

Owls

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K discusses the physical adaptations of owls for hunting their prey. OER Level

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4-6

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Patterns in Nature

Patterns in Nature

In this video segment from Cyberchase, a plant expert shows Bianca the patterns and symmetry found in nature. OER Level

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3-6

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A Piece of the Pie

A Piece of the Pie

This video from the series Faces of America covers what DNA can tell us about our ethnic identities that regular genealogy might not. OER Level

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9-12

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The Pigeon Express

The Pigeon Express

This video segment from Nature profiles a small business in which homing pigeons play a central role. OER Level

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6-12

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Planetary Moves

Planetary Moves

This video segment from Nature offers an introduction to four species’ migratory patterns. OER Level

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6-12

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